Utah Hockey Club vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction NHL Picks 12/31/24

The Utah Hockey Club and the Edmonton Oilers meet Tuesday in NHL action from Rogers Place. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Utah Hockey Club vs. Edmonton Oilers prediction.

Utah Hockey Club Recap

The Utah Hockey Club come into this game looking to bounce back after a 5-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken in their last matchup. After this game, the Utah Hockey Club will continue their road trip within Alberta to take on the Calgary Flames.

Utah Loses 4th In A Row

Clayton Keller leads Utah in scoring with 37 points including 13 goals and a team-high 24 assists while Dylan Guenther has 32 points with a team-high 16 goals. Logan Cooley has 32 points with 9 goals and 23 assists of his own while Nick Schmaltz has 23 assists. Mikhail Sergachev has 27 points with 18 assists while Barrett Hayton has 16 points with 7 goals and 9 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 6-4-3 with a 3.61 GAA and an .871 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 8-10-2 with a 2.40 GAA and a .916 save percentage in goal for Utah this season. Jaxson Stauber has gone 2-0-1 with a 1.96 GAA and a .928 save percentage this season as well for Utah.

Why the Utah Hockey Club will win

• Utah has won each of its last five games as a road underdog.
• The Oilers have lost six of their last seven games as favorites following a road loss.
• The underdog has covered the puck line in 15 of Utah’s last 16 games.
• The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last nine Tuesday games as favorites.

Edmonton Oilers Recap

The Edmonton Oilers come into this one looking to rebound after a 5-3 loss at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks on the road in their last game as big favorites. After this game, Edmonton will welcome the Anaheim Ducks to town for a chance at revenge.

Oilers Lose Back-To-Back Games

Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers in scoring with 55 points including a team-high 26 goals and 29 assists while Connor McDavid has 52 points with 15 goals and 37 assists. Evan Bouchard has 27 points with 7 goals and 20 assists while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 19 points with 7 goals and 12 assists as well this season. Zach Hyman also has 21 points with 13 goals. Calvin Pickard has gone 8-4 with a 2.51 GAA and an .898 save percentage in goal for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner has gone 13-8-3 with a 2.89 GAA and a .894 save percentage this season.

Why the Edmonton Oilers will win

• The Oilers have won eight of their last nine games at Rogers Place.
• Utah has lost each of its last four games.
• Utah has failed to cover the puck line in each of its last four games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Oilers have covered the puck line in each of their last three games against Central Division opponents.

Total Goals Facts

• Four of Utah’s last five night games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Four of the Oilers’ last five games against Western Conference opponents have gone OVER the total goal line.

Utah vs. Edmonton Prediction

I’m on the Oilers here. The price isn’t pretty, and Utah normally plays their best on the road, but the Hockey Club is struggling mightily right now and the Oilers probably aren’t the team you’d want to face when your offense is going through a dry spell. Edmonton stumbled against the Ducks, but I think getting back home is when we see the Oilers bounce back and add to Utah’s misery. There are much better opportunities on Tuesday’s card, but if taking anything in this game, I have to roll with the Oilers in this one.